Same friends also cooked gammon in coke. I did partake of the remaining coke. Verdict:

'Tis a bad thing indeed! Nigella Lawson suggested that - cook the gammon in cola, then turn the left-overs into a soup. I will forgive that woman practically anything, but we had about two spoons of that soup before contemplating dialling a bunch of 9s into a phone.

Started with Sweet Dreams Cider which to me just tasted like normal Cider, Old Mout Summer Berries Cider always good, then three screwdrivers which the third one I had was the most water-downed thing I've ever had, Jägerbomb and a Vodka & Coke.

Fentimans Sparkling Lime and Jasmine. For me, Fentimans can go one of two ways: their Cherry Cola and Curiosity Cola are divine but their Rose Lemonade is like drinking perfume. I saw SL&J in a local shop, thought I'd go for it, and wish I hadn't. It was like tonic water, of which I am decidedly not a fan. You might almost call me a 'h8r', if anyone does that, or ever did that.

Here's the thing about tonic water: I really like a gin and tonic, but the choice of tonic water doesn't really matter. I'm much more likely to taste the difference if you use a fancier gin than if you splash out on a fancier tonic. Tonic is kind of designed to be easily ignorable . . .